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Police explained that this incident is not being treated as suspicious.

Witnesses to the incident are asked to come forward and contact British Transport Police.

A file will now be prepared for the coroner.

Tweets published by British Transport Police Cheshire just after 12am this morning (Thursday, January 17) said: "At 18:50 this evening we took reports of a person struck by train at #Hartford Railway Station.

"We attended along with Cheshire Police & North West Ambulance. The person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"We are working to identify the person & notify Next of Kin.

"The incident is not being treated as suspicious. A File will be prepared for the coroner.

"The station has now been handed back to Network Rail but it is likely trains will be disrupted until the end of service.

"We thank the public for their patience while we dealt with the incident"

Did you witness this incident? You can contact British Transport Police on on 0800 405 040 quoting incident 488-160119.